PILOT ACCEPTANCE WORKSHEET
Blank fields — copy for each candidate
Candidate / configuration version: ___
Product / permitted market / partner model: ___
Owner / engineer / second reviewer: ___
Authorised test environment / payout isolation evidence: ___
Source system / business ID / platform ID: ___
Customer / subscription / invoice / refund ID: ___
Expected partner / attribution rule version: ___
Business status before → after: ___
Commission expectation / observed vendor status: ___
Event time / received time / timezone: ___
Review deadline / lock or invoice boundary: ___
Evidence reference / exception owner / retest date: ___
Result: PASS / FAIL / NOT DEMONSTRATED

TEST MATRIX — apply to both candidates
ORDER: accepted order → one traceable business result.
REPLAY: same order event → no additional eligible commission.
REFUND: full return before correction boundary → original result ineligible, reason retained.
LATE: correction after boundary → documented escalation, no silent rewrite of finalised history.
TRIAL: trial without verified payment → no eligible commission under this pilot rule.
PAID: verified first payment → same customer, agreed partner, linked invoice.
RENEW: later payment → same subscription, separate invoice/event identity.
CHANGE: upgrade/downgrade → recorded transition, no invented new acquisition.
CANCEL: stop future renewal → no assumed future sale; historical valid invoice retained.
RETURN: refund renewal → renewal corrected, valid initial acquisition retained.
MISSING: absent customer link → visible exception and supported recovery.
CONFLICT: competing partner claim → recorded ownership decision before approval.

FILLED EDUCATIONAL EXAMPLE — synthetic, not a vendor test result
Candidate: demonstration A; configuration: DEMO-v1.
Source: synthetic billing ledger; reviewer: review role.
Links: C-DEMO / S-DEMO / I-RENEW / R-RENEW; partner P-A.
Before: renewal paid, commission awaiting review.
Input: full refund R-RENEW before agreed review boundary.
Expected: renewal refunded, its commission ineligible.
Keep: I-FIRST and initial acquisition unchanged.
Illustrative observation: linked renewal corrected; initial record retained.
Evidence: synthetic ledger row + linked demonstration record.
Result: PASS for this row only, not acceptance of a platform.
Open issue: late correction route not demonstrated; owner engineer.
Overall decision: STOP until late-correction evidence and retest exist.

CHECKLIST AND DECISION
[ ] Safe test route and exclusion from real payouts confirmed.
[ ] Same fixtures and rules used for both candidates.
[ ] Every mandatory row has linked evidence and reviewer.
[ ] No duplicate eligible result, orphan record or unexplained cancellation.
[ ] Open exceptions remain visible; deadline and escalation owner recorded.
[ ] Export independently reproduces source-to-platform mapping.
PASS only when every mandatory row passes.
FAIL on mismatch; STOP expansion while any mandatory row fails or is not demonstrated.
After repair repeat the failed fixture and a normal control.
Decision / limitations / next permitted step / reviewer / date: ___